Interview: Luke Smithers on Race Preparation

We review the racing from the weekend.

Luke Smithers won the free race entry to the IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney. We find out how it all went.

How much running is too much? We discuss a recent paper identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study and the dose-response relationship between changes in single-session distance and running-related injuries

(0:07:42) – Racing from the weekend 

(0:29:37) – How much running is too much? A study.

(0:38:07) – IRONMAN 70.3 Western Sydney

(0:41:03) – Luke Smithers 

LINKS:

Training Peaks Virtual at https://www.trainingpeaks.com/virtual/

WTCS Weihai at https://triathlon.org/events/2025-world-triathlon-championship-series-weihai/event-info

IM703 Augusta at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-augusta  

IM703 Chattanooga at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-chattanooga

How much running is too much? Identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study at https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1203